September 17, 2012

Books & Treats for Fall

It seems like everyone is greatly enamored of the fall season, but the other day it suddenly dawned on me why I reeeeeaaaallly love it ~ there is no autumn season in Hawaii, where I grew up. There are no cool, crisp days, no changing leaves, no time change, no pumpkin patches. There just was none of that when I was a little girl. When I went away to college on the East coast, I mailed leaves to my Hawaii friends, I was so totally blown away by the piles and piles of red, yellow, and orange leaves. I'd never seen a pile of fall leaves in real life before, only in movies!

Long story short: Me = a Fan of Fall. Plus, I'm a sucker for all things pretty, and well, is there anything prettier than a maple turning colors?

I was stumped as to how I wanted to arrange this post to best show the things I love about it, and then I realized it all comes down to BOOKS & TREATS. Like it always does. Books and treats, baby!

23 comments:

That apple pie book looks really nice, I might have to get it. Don't forget "Pumpkin Soup". (Sorry, I can't remember the author and would have to disturb my sleeping toddler to check, it's in his cot, but it is great!)

Ha ha ha! In the name of fairness I must list the credits here: I took picture #1 and did the texty writing all over that photo -- oh and now I am OBSESSED WITH FONTS, I spend a lot of free time now experimenting with fonts, so fun!!!! Andrew did the collage. I am working on my Photoshop skills and being able to put together a collage in under an hour is my goal :) -- Andrew can do it in 5 minutes!

I shouldn't ever read your blog before I eat breakfast. It just makes me sad that what I'll be eating can compare in NO way to the treats you showcase. Oh and the books look lovely too. I haven't read a single one! Hope my library has some of them :)

AWESOME!!! The weather has been BELOW NORMAL off and on for the past week. (Crazy, after our 110 degree highs this past July!) Blackbirds are starting to gather their flocks in a way that would make Tippi Hedrin nervous. I swear I've seen some leaves starting to change. I have broken out my cardigan collection, and I am ready for pumpkin soup and apple cider, like, right now!!!

We have Pumpkin Soup and Delcious! by Helen Cooper checked out from the library. I need some apple books, though. I think I'll bring your list! We went to an apple-themed birthday party yesterday! It was lovely.

Birds can be SO SCARY, right???? Oh my an apple themed b-day ~~ That does sound amazingly delightful!!! We are in full on Indian Summer mode here, supposed to be 80 all week...I'll take it b/c I know The Gloom and The Rain is just around the corner....

Aww, what a sweet post. I just found your blog through Pozie Gets Cozy and this too gave me warm fuzzies and made me happy about the weather and being inside (with a good book and some apple dessert, in your case). Delightful blog you have. :-)

Ah Michaele, you KNOW what I'm talking about regarding our dismal Pacific NW winters...but we seem to really be having a lingering of summer which is nice...all autumns should start as Indian summers!!